Articles by Travis Mackenzie Hoover

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  Into Great Silence

  Philip Groning

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2007

  I would have thought there were things I’d rather do than watch two hours and 40 minutes of silent monks, but you have to hand it to Philip...

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  Reign Over Me

  Mike Binder

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2007

  Mike Binder’s The Upside of Anger had me bearing my fangs when I reviewed it a couple of years ago, so I’m happy to state categorically tha...

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  Air Guitar Nation

  Alexandra Lipsitz

  PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

  You can keep your spelling bee films and your crossword puzzle pictures — my favourite competition doc works on a far less cerebral plane....

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  The Last Mimzy

  Robert Shaye

  PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

  I went into this with the lowest possible expectations; it was, after all, a kid pic directed by a studio head. Still, I was pleasantly sur...

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  Shooter

  Antoine Fuqua

  PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

  One doesn’t go to action movies for airtight logic and solid reasoning, and Antoine Fuqua’s Shooter is no exception to the rule. Still, if...

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  The Holiday

  Nancy Meyers

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2007

  Rom-coms are a despised genre but even poor examples of the form can take comfort in the fact that they’re not The Holiday. Writer/director...

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  Harsh Times

  David Ayer

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2007

  Times, hell, most of the harshness in this overheated epic comes from the supremely messed-up protagonist as he deals excessive punishment...

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  The Nativity Story

  Catherine Hardwicke

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2007

  I don’t know what lunatic decided to turn the director of Thirteen loose on some unsuspecting scripture but the damage is done: The Nativit...